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Programming & Holiday Schedule Notes:Make ups for “Cindy” and “Elizabeth” will be on Sunday 5/25 in the Experienced WOD classes. Do NOT plan to make up “Cindy” on Sunday if you plan to attend the Memorial Day “Murph” workout on Monday 5/26. Memorial Day will run on a Sunday schedule.

Responses

Dropped in at Crossfit San Diego (was easier to get there then to the other boxes around. Thanks again for the comments)

A: work up to 1RM C+J Never tried to do a 1RM for this. Maxed out at 179lbs with which I’m very happy 🙂 B: 15min EMOM 1.min 6-8 strict Pull Ups 2.min 6 Hang Power Cleans @135# 3.min 15 Sit Ups

With a lot of driving tomorrow I’ll take a rest day. Next stop will be Phoenix.

Abraham

6:20 with Peter. Worked up to 75 on both the snatch balances and the hang snatches. Definitely all about technique today as opposed to going as heavy as possible. Snatch balances, like everything behind the neck to overhead (behind the neck press etc) destroy me. Lack of shoulder mobility maybe? As far as the hang snatches…the pull part is generally decent; my problem is getting low enough, fast enough, for the full squat version. On the plus side, repeatedly trying and failing to go low and fast apparently resulted in some “really good” power snatches 😛

As an aside….does anyone else often find that they hop into a time machine to August 22nd, 2013 when opening the site? Happens to me on a semi-regular basis, on different computers and browsers, and it’s interesting because it’s always that particular date.

Jonathan D

I definitely encounter the same thing with the date, but only on computers, not on my phone. Weird!

Abraham

Hmm yeah, I don’t think it happens on my phone either….

Stan

Yeah. That’s actually a thing. It happens when crossfitnyc.com is typed in the address bar as opposed to http://www.crossfitnyc.com. So just type in www.

You know that thing where coaches tell you to use the hook grip? USE THE HOOK GRIP. I was having a hell of a time with heavier weight on the snatches and getting down quickly enough. Then I actually remembered to USE THE HOOK GRIP and banged out some pretty ass snatches. Something about tweaking that one little thing made everything click. So, in conclusion: USE THE HOOK GRIP.

Kristen Connor

6:40 with Chris had only 6 people today. So nice and spacious and plenty of coaching to go around. A nice treat.

A. Snatch balances, worked up to 83# B. Hang squat cleans, worked up to 88#

10am UWS A. Snatch balance…33/43/53/58/63 First time doing these and love them. What a great drill to learn how to get under the bar fast and first time I actually felt like I did it correctly. It felt right.

B. not so correctly… 33/43/53/53/58/58/58 but learning more how to do it with correct form.

Agree with Jonathan D… Hook grip is key. That wide grip is so hard but hooking it makes it a bit easier. Love these learning form days!!! Snatches are definitely goat for me (as for everyone else right?)

6:10….I am not super at receiving the bar over my head in a squat..it frightens me…I worked up to 68# …I can (and I did) muscle snatch this…but it is a big feat for me to get above the weight of just the bar into a full squat snatch.

Madison

Will there be any Murph at W67 on Monday? The calendar doesn’t appear to have any time slots away from 28th st right now.

So fun to snatch again! A: 53-63-68 63-73-78 73-83f (stupid fail, just too loose on the last rep)-83

B: RDL – 113#

EC: butterfly practice, strung together 8 reps that felt ok.

Merlyne

8pm eWod w/Brian A. Worked up to 93#. Tried to follow Brian’s advice: pull as hard as you can using arms and shoulders from the start position until you reach your final position. This really helped with snatches, but had a little difficulty applying it to last set of hang snatches. B. 3×3 @118# EC: shoulder mobility exercises

Losis2honest

Brian eWOD 6pm 1. 85,95,105(F) 2.95,105,110 2.110,115,120(fail the HS but PRd the 1st snatch) then ran out of time. RDL: 135 EC: 500m row Wanna thank Kurt who suggested to bring in my hands a little bit which helped so much for the rest of the snatching. 115 felt so easy compared to before even at Hang. Also Brian had said to keep in mind of throwing it straight up. Now I know next time I can snatch much heavier with better form.